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Planned Christie Trips Test Politics of a 2016 Bid

New Jersey Governor Set to Interact With Influential Conservative Audiences

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will appear before several values-based religious groups in Washington, D.C. Friday to show his conservative credentials and establish a connection with Christian groups that are pro-life. Heather Haddon joins Michael Casey to discuss. Photo: Getty

Over the next few months, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is poised to interact with several influential conservative audiences whose support could prove critical to his ambitions for a potential 2016 bid for the presidency.

The second-term Republican is scheduled to appear Friday before a prominent evangelical Christian conference in Washington, D.C., before setting off to New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina by summer's end.